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A Guide for Flipping your ClassIn a flipped class model, short video lectures are viewed by students before the class session and in-class time is used for exercises, projects, or discussions.This guide includes best practices and recording considerations.View PDF
A Guide for Using Digital AssessmentsThis one-page guide presents some considerations when implementing digital assessments in your course.Considerations for using digital assessments include: format, access and visibility, and type of assignment.View PDF
A Guide to Teaching with Open Education Resources (OER)This one-page guide provides an overview for using or creating OERs.The guide outlines the benefits, considerations, and next steps to take if you’re considering using OERs in your course.View PDF
Accessibility Guidelines for Course MaterialsThis page provides a comprehensive overview to making different file types and web platform interfaces, including Canvas, accessible.Guidelines include best practices and detailed explanations about Word Documents, PDFs, and PowerPoint files, among other varieties of content delivery.Visit Site
Book RecommendationsThe staff at the Center for Teaching Excellence and Innovation and the Teaching Academy have compiled a list of our favorite books that promote evidence-based teaching and learning practices in higher education.A link to our current recommendations can be found in the next column. Contact your university library, preferred local bookstore, or an online book retailer for current stock and/or pricing of titlesVisit Book List
CIRTLCenter for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning – a consortium of colleges and universities – is committed to enhancing STEM education. CIRTL is committed to providing STEM doctoral students and post docs with a rich array of professional development opportunities on pedagogy, teaching, and creation of research-informed instructional resources.Visit Site
Improve Your Teaching SkillsJohns Hopkins Medicine’s Institute for Excellence in Education (IEE) has compiled a series of valuable resources in this website with a goal to provide practical teaching tips, promote self-reflection, network and share ideas. The link to the left provides access to this asynchronous training site.Visit IEE’s Improve Your Teaching site
Inclusive Teaching StrategiesThe Teaching Academy and the CTEI have assembled guidelines and resources on fostering inclusivity in the classroom.Resources include the CTEI’s Inclusive Teaching cards, information on Hopkins Universal Design for Learning (HUDL), and classroom activities that target belonging.Go to page
Presentation StrategiesAn overview of effective presentation skills using slide decks.Improve your presentation skills, structure your narrative appropriately, design with professional polish, and create narrated slideshows for practice.Visit Site
Resources for Facilitating Difficult Conversations in the ClassroomThese resources provide guidelines and recommendations for facilitating difficult conversations in the classroom, both online and in-person.The first two resources are more focused on facilitating difficult conversations in the in-person classroom and third on the asynchronous online classroom.Go to page
Resources on Teaching RemotelyThese are resources synchronous and asynchronous online teaching. While largely targeted to a KSAS audience, there are best practices in online course delivery that can be applied more broadly.Resources include student engagement and community-building online, conducting lab and design courses remotely, and remote assessment.Go to page
Student Disability ServicesJHU guidelines for teaching students with disabilities.These include guidelines for instructors, procedures and policies for students and faculty, and services for students for disabilities.Visit Site
Surveying Your StudentsGet useful information from your students to anticipate issues before they happen.These guides include best practices for what to include, example survey questions, and a template that can be repurposed.Visit Site
Teaching ObservationsReceiving feedback on teaching is an important component of professional development in that it identifies potential improvement and growth areas, while also increasing instructor’s confidence in areas in which they already excel.This page provides a guide for conducting teaching observations and includes two forms to help support the teaching observation.Go to page
Teaching Philosophy and StatementsA teaching philosophy statement helps instructors reflect on their own path to teaching and empowering students. These statements are often used to help teachers define their philosophy, track their growth, and reflect deeply on their teaching theory and practice. They also are used to apply for an academic positions.Visit our page for some resources to help guide the development of your teaching philosophy and write your teaching statement. If you would like feedback on your teaching statement, please email your request, along with an electronic copy, to [email protected].Go to page
Teaching PortfoliosA teaching portfolio helps instructors organize and share their teacher training, teaching experience, and student learning. Additional Resources:

Dr. Mike Reese, Center for Teaching Excellence and Innovation

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Visual ResourcesInformation about image and discovery and use.This includes links to image collections, guides on using images when teaching, and links to copyright resources.Visit Site